Title to real property that is free of any adverse claim of ownership. Clear title is required for successful sale of real property. … [Read more...] about CLEAR TITLE
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CLERICI DE CANCELLARIA
Clerks of the chancery. Clerici non ponantur in officiis. Co. Litt 96. Clergymen should not be placed In offices; i.e. In secular offices. See Lofft 308. … [Read more...] about CLERICI DE CANCELLARIA
CLEARANCE
In maritime law. A document in the nature of a certificate given by the collector of customs to an outward-bound vessel, to the effect that she has complied with the law, and is duly authorized to depart … [Read more...] about CLEARANCE
CLERICI PRAENOTARII
The six clerks In chancery. 2 Reeve, Eng. Law, 251. … [Read more...] about CLERICI PRAENOTARII
CLEARING
The departure of a vessel from port, after complying with the customs and health laws and like local regulations. In mercantile law. A method of making exchanges and settling balances, adopted among hanks and bankers. … [Read more...] about CLEARING